Why Men Watch Football
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Why Men Watch Football
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Author : Bob Andelman
language : en
Publisher: Acadian House Pub
Release Date : 1993-10-01
Why Men Watch Football written by Bob Andelman and has been published by Acadian House Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-10-01 with Social Science categories.
Every Sunday afternoon in the living rooms of America, from the first week of September through the end of December, some 40,000,000 men are seated in front of their television sets watching football. It's a ritual that is as old as televised sports & as predictable as a sunrise. Yet it is a subject that has never been thoroughly explored in any book intended for mass consumption in the U.S. -- until now. WHY MEN WATCH FOOTBALL is designed to answer the question once & for all: Why is it that a man will sit down for six hours in front of the television set when football games are on, yet he won't sit still for more than 10 minutes at a time for anything else? What's the big attraction? What needs are being met? This book answers all these questions in a clear, convincing manner. The author interviewed football fans all across the U.S., as well as psychiatrists, sociologists & psychologists in various U.S. cities. The book is a serious psychological study of the male mind; it is enlivened with dozens of examples & anecdotes & tempered with humor. It is illustrated with photos of excited football fans. Order from: Acadian House Publishing, P.O. Box 52247, Lafayette, LA 70505-2247; 318-235-8851.
Why Men Watch Football
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Author : Bob Andelman
language : en
Publisher: Mr. Media Books
Release Date : 2013-12-09
Why Men Watch Football written by Bob Andelman and has been published by Mr. Media Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-09 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Every weekend in the living rooms of America, from August through January, millions of men are seated in front of their television sets watching college and professional football. Meanwhile, others are pouring into stadiums all across the land, a bounce in their step, hope in their heart, and a beer in at least one hand. What is it that excites men about football? What the big attraction? Why is it that some men will sit down for three, six, or even nine hours in front of a TV set when football is on, yet they won’t sit still for more than 15 minutes for anything else when they’re home? Why is it that some men get so emotionally involved in watching football that they’ll scream, jump up and down, cheer and otherwise act as if they have a screw loose when their team wins—and become upset or even severely depressed when they lose? With the help of some of the nation’s leading sports psychologists and sociologists and dozens of male football fans, author Bob Andelman explores the male psyche and arrives at several intriguing and controversial conclusions about why men watch football.
The Stronger Women Get The More Men Love Football
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Author : Mariah Burton Nelson
language : en
Publisher: PerfectBound
Release Date : 1995
The Stronger Women Get The More Men Love Football written by Mariah Burton Nelson and has been published by PerfectBound this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Humor categories.
Originally published: New York: Harcourt Brace, 1994.
Men Will Be Boys
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Author : Sally Jenkins
language : en
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Release Date : 1996
Men Will Be Boys written by Sally Jenkins and has been published by Doubleday Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Sports & Recreation categories.
The author tackles the myth that women do not understand the sport of football, presenting a collection of essays that includes "A Babe's Glossary of Football Terms" and "Stupid Female Questions That Make Perfect Sense"
Sports Heroes Fallen Idols
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Author : Stanley H. Teitelbaum
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2008-06-01
Sports Heroes Fallen Idols written by Stanley H. Teitelbaum and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-01 with Sports & Recreation categories.
On the court and on the field they are the world?s winners, exhibiting a natural grace and prowess their adoring fans can only dream about. Yet so often, off the field our sports heroes lose their perspective, their balance, and ultimately their place. In a work as timely as the latest fracas on the basketball court or the most recent drug-induced scandal in the dugout, Stanley H. Teitelbaum looks into the circumstances behind many star athletes? precipitous fall from grace. ø In his psychotherapy practice, Teitelbaum has worked extensively with professional athletes and sports agents?work he draws on here for insight into the psyche of sports figures and the off-the-field challenges they face. Considering both historical and current cases, he shows how, in many instances, the very factors that elevate athletes to superstardom contribute to their downfall. An evenhanded and honest look at athletes who have faltered, Teitelbaum?s work helps us see past our sports stars? exalted images into what those images?and their frailty?say about our society and ourselves.
The Surprising Secrets Of Highly Happy Marriages
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Author : Shaunti Feldhahn
language : en
Publisher: Multnomah
Release Date : 2013-12-31
The Surprising Secrets Of Highly Happy Marriages written by Shaunti Feldhahn and has been published by Multnomah this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-31 with Religion categories.
“Where does ‘highly happy’ come from—and can we have some too?!” Have you ever looked at a blissfully married couple and thought, I wish I could know their secret? Now you can. After years of investigative research, Shaunti reveals twelve powerful habits that the happiest marriages have in common. Best news of all? Anyone can learn the secrets of a highly happy marriage! In The Surprising Secrets of Highly Happy Marriages, Shaunti Feldhahn shares her findings about little, very unexpected, often overlooked actions that make a huge difference. You’re about to discover that highly happy couples: • Go to bed mad • Keep score (just not in the way you think) • Boss their feelings around • Have factual fantasies • Get in over their heads • Don’t tell it like it is • Don’t look to marriage to make them happy… Packed with eye-opening research and practical helps, this book delivers relationship insights that will take your marriage from “just fine” to “just the marriage we’ve always wanted.”
Redneck Nation
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Author : Michael Graham
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-11-29
Redneck Nation written by Michael Graham and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-29 with Humor categories.
A wicked concoction of down-home hilarity and scathing political satire is served up in this provocative and entertaining look at the South's pervasive influence on America from one of the nation's funniest political observers.
Why Football Matters
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Author : Mark Edmundson
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2014-09-04
Why Football Matters written by Mark Edmundson and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-04 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Acclaimed essayist Mark Edmundson reflects on his own rite of passage as a high school football player to get to larger truths about the ways America's Game shapes its men Football teaches young men self-discipline and teamwork. But football celebrates violence. Football is a showcase for athletic beauty and physical excellence. But football damages young bodies and minds, sometimes permanently. Football inspires confidence and direction. But football instills cockiness, a false sense of superiority. The athlete is a noble figure with a proud lineage. The jock is America at its worst. When Mark Edmundson’s son began to play organized football, and proved to be very good at it, Edmundson had to come to terms with just what he thought about the game. Doing so took him back to his own childhood, when as a shy, soft boy growing up in a blue-collar Boston suburb in the sixties, he went out for the high school football team. Why Football Matters is the story of what happened to Edmundson when he tried to make himself into a football player. What does it mean to be a football player? At first Edmundson was hapless on the field. He was an inept player and a bad teammate. But over time, he got over his fears and he got tougher. He learned to be a better player and came to feel a part of the team, during games but also on all sorts of escapades, not all of them savory. By playing football, Edmundson became what he and his father hoped he’d be, a tougher, stronger young man, better prepared for life. But is football-instilled toughness always a good thing? Do the character, courage, and loyalty football instills have a dark side? Football, Edmundson found, can be full of bounties. But it can also lead you into brutality and thoughtlessness. So how do you get what’s best from the game and leave the worst behind? Why Football Matters is moving, funny, vivid, and filled with the authentic anxiety and exhilaration of youth. Edmundson doesn’t regret playing football for a minute, and cherishes the experience. His triumph is to be able to see it in full, as something to celebrate, but also something to handle with care. For anyone who has ever played on a football team, is the parent of a player, or simply is reflective about its outsized influence on America, Why Football Matters is both a mirror and a lamp.
Against Football
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Author : Steve Almond
language : en
Publisher: Melville House
Release Date : 2014-08-26
Against Football written by Steve Almond and has been published by Melville House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-26 with Sports & Recreation categories.
A New York Times Best Seller “Powerful...an important read." —Publishers Weekly New York Times bestselling author Steve Almond takes on America’s biggest sacred cow: football In Against Football, Steve Almond details why, after forty years as a fan, he can no longer watch the game he still loves. Using a synthesis of memoir, reportage, and cultural critique, Almond asks a series of provocative questions: • Does our addiction to football foster a tolerance for violence, greed, racism, and homophobia? • What does it mean that our society has transmuted the intuitive physical joys of childhood—run, leap, throw, tackle—into a billion-dollar industry? • How did a sport that causes brain damage become such an important emblem for our institutions of higher learning? There has never been a book that exposes the dark underside of America’s favorite game with such searing candor.
The Summer Seekers
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Author : Sarah Morgan
language : en
Publisher: HQN Books
Release Date : 2021-05-18
The Summer Seekers written by Sarah Morgan and has been published by HQN Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-18 with Fiction categories.
“The Summer Seekers is the ultimate road trip book.”—Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author Get swept into a summer of sunshine, soul-searching and shameless matchmaking with this delightfully bighearted road-trip adventure by USA TODAY bestselling author Sarah Morgan! Kathleen is eighty years old. After she has a run-in with an intruder, her daughter wants her to move into a residential home. But she’s not having any of it. What she craves—what she needs—is adventure. Liza is drowning in the daily stress of family life. The last thing she needs is her mother jetting off on a wild holiday, making Liza long for a solo summer of her own. Martha is having a quarter-life crisis. Unemployed, unloved and uninspired, she just can’t get her life together. But she knows something has to change. When Martha sees Kathleen’s advertisement for a driver and companion to share an epic road trip across America with, she decides this job might be the answer to her prayers. She's not the world's best driver, but anything has to be better than living with her parents. And traveling with a stranger? No problem. Anyway, how much trouble can one eighty-year-old woman be? As these women embark on the journey of a lifetime, they all discover it's never too late to start over… Don't miss USA Today bestselling author Sarah Morgan's next cozy beach read, The Summer Swap, where a widow's plan to spend the summer in Cape Cod is upended by an unexpected guest and a secret that could change everything... Get lost in more captivating stories by Sarah Morgan: The Summer Swap - Coming May 2024! The Book Club Hotel The Island Villa Snowed In For Christmas Beach House Summer